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Former U.S. Attorney General’s Legacy: Too Little, Too Late by Derek Gilna The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s unanimous vote in April 2014 to reduce sentencing guidelines two levels for certain defendants convicted of nonviolent drug crimes was a major step in cutting the federal prison terms of both the newly-convicted and …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Filed under: Three Strikes
Unintended Consequences of Three-Strikes Laws, Iyengar, 2007 I’d rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb The Unintended Consequences of ‘Three-Strikes’ Laws Radha Iyengar Harvard University October 2007 The opinions and conclusions are solely those of the author. I grateful to Orley Ashenfelter, David Autor, Hank Farber, Lawrence Katz, …
Article • January 12, 2016
Releasees under Three Strikes Reform Have Lower Recidivist Rate by David Reutter More than 1,000 prisoners have been released since California voters approved in 2012 the reform of the state’s harsh three strikes law. Despite not being provided pre-and post-release services afforded other prisoners, the strikers have a lower recidivism …
Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About by David J. Krajicek Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking timebomb. by David J. Krajicek Five years ago, …
Publication • September 11, 2015
UW Law Societies & Justice - Life Without Parole, Washington 2015 Life Without Parole Sentences in Washington State Dakota Blagg – Madison Brown – Alison Buchanan – Bryce Ellis – Olivia Gee – Andreas Hewitt – Zoe Liebeskind – Katelyn Lowthorp – Alexandra Lynch – Hannah Schwendeman – Nicholas Scott …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing, Three Strikes
California: Felons with Prior Juvenile Strikes Excluded from County Jail Placement Under Realignment Act by The California Court of Appeal held on March 20, 2013 that a prisoner whose prior record includes a juvenile adjudication for a serious or violent felony may not receive a county jail commitment, even if …
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Sex Offenders Who Fail to Register May Receive Life Sentence Under California’s “Three Strikes” Law by The California Supreme Court has held that, depending on the specifics of the underlying offense, failure to register as a sex offender may subject a defendant with two qualifying prior serious and/or violent convictions …
Brief • September 1, 2013
Allen v. Heyns, MI, Order Granting Pls' MSD & Denying Defs' MSD, Class Action, Parolable Life Sentences, 2013 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 30TH (INGHAM COUNTY) CIRCUIT COURT ______________________________________________ EDWARD ALLEN, OLIVER HARDY, and MICHAEL WATKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, File No. 12-907-CZ v. …
Brief • July 22, 2013
Allen v. Heyns, MI, Motion and Brief for Summary Disposition, Class Action, Parolable Life Sentences, 2013 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 30TH (INGHAM COUNTY) CIRCUIT COURT ______________________________________________ EDWARD ALLEN, OLIVER HARDY, and MICHAEL WATKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, File No. 12-907-CZ v. Hon. Joyce …
California Guard Fights Prisoner, Faces Charges for Falsifying Reports by A California prison guard who challenged a prisoner to a fight, then engaged in a cover-up to avoid getting in trouble, is now facing criminal charges for filing false reports. In April 2012, state prison guard Christopher Cruse, 41, pleaded …
Publication • 2013
Federal Sentencing Reporter - Insight Into California's Life Sentences, 2013 Insight into California’s Life Sentences I. Introduction Although the unique characteristics of most ‘‘rehabilitative’’ systems of criminal punishment vary greatly, a central component is often an indeterminate sentence with the possibility of parole. In California, these decisions are made by …
Brief • August 15, 2012
Allen v. Heyns, MI, Complaint, Class Action, Parolable Life Sentences, 2012 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 30TH (INGHAM COUNTY) CIRCUIT COURT ______________________________________________ EDWARD ALLEN, OLIVER HARDY, and MICHAEL WATKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, File No. 12-907-CZ v. Hon. Joyce Draganchuk DANIEL HEYNS, Director of …
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
California Lifers: Deaths Exceed Parole Releases by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Between 2000 and 2010, 775 California lifers died in prison while 674 were granted parole. Those statistics, released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) pursuant to a public records request, reflect the grim reality …
Days Without End: Life Sentences and Penal Reform by Marie Gottschalk Death fades into insignificance when compared with life imprisonment. To spend each night in jail, day after day, year after year, gazing at the bars and longing for freedom, is indeed expiation. —Lewis E. Lawes, warden of Sing Sing …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
California Prisoner’s Life Sentence Upheld for Tossing Food Tray at Guard by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim On January 3, 2011, the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District, affirmed a “three strikes” sentence of 25 years to life for a prisoner who, while confined in a security housing unit at …
Article • July 15, 2011
Life Sentence for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirement May Violate Eighth Amendment by Michael Brodheim By Michael Brodheim Finding that a "Three strikes" sentence of 28 years to life imprisonment was so grossly disproportionate to an "entirely passive, harmless, and technical violation of the registration law" that it violates …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
California: Harsh Sentencing Laws and Health Care Costs Strain Corrections Budget by In May 2010, responding to a legislative request for information related to the impact of correctional operations on California’s budget, State Auditor Elaine Howle submitted a report subtitled “Inmates Sentenced Under the Three Strikes Law and a Small …
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
One of Every 11 Prisoners Now Serving Life Sentence by Bob Williams In a July 2009 report by The Sentencing Project, a national non-profit organization engaged in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy issues, Ashley Nellis and Ryan S. King examine the consequences of the expanding use of life …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Prisoner’s Right to Mail Announcement of Peaceful Demon-stration Trumps Purported Prison Security Claims by Marvin Mentor On October 21, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California upheld a state prisoner’s First Amendment right to send mail after his letters to several media agencies were blocked by …
Publication • 2009
Filed under: Sentencing, Three Strikes
Washington's Three Strikes Law Washington’s Three Strikes Law PUBLIC SAFETY & COST IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE Washington’s Three Strikes Law PUBLIC SAFETY & COST IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE Washington’s Three Strikes Law Executive Summary 3 Lessons Learned From Washington’s Three Strikers Age 5 Mental Illness 6 Substance Abuse …
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